Rack for removing glass case fronts



June 15, 1954 w. c. SMITH RACK FOR REMOVING GLASS CASE FRONTS 2 Sheets-Sheet. 1

Filed Sept. 19, 1951 i 3% N\. J:

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w mwN June 15, 1954 Filed Sept. 19, 1951 Patented June 15, 1954 UNITED STATES FATENT OFFICE 2,681,233 RACK FOR REMOVING GLASS CASE FRONTS William C. Smith, Brentwood, Md. Application September 19, 1951, Serial No. 247,352 1 Claim. (01. 280-793) (Granted under Title 35, U. S. Code (1952), see. 266) provisions of the act of Stat. L. 467) posts I 8 to complete my easel-type support, which is detachably secured to the platform truck I 0. Each load support 12 is notched to receive a laterally extending cleat 2! which is fastened to the truck I!) by screws 22. My easel-type support is detachably secured to the truck ll] by a bolt 23 through the load support 12 and the cleat 2| and by downwardly protruding bolts 24, the protruding heads of which slidably fit in laterally open T-shaped slots 25. The easel is easily attached to the truck In by engaging the heads of the bolts 24 in the slots 25, sliding the easel until the bolt hole in the support l2 aligns with the corresponding hole in cleat 2 I, then locking easel and truck together with the bolt 23.

In operation, the easel and supporting platform truck are moved against a case from which a front formed of a detachable metal frame 26 having a plurality of threaded holes 2'! in which there is mounted a sheet of plate glass 28. The truck wheels are braced against accidentally rolling and lowered to companion support 12. The case front is then shifted to make contact with two fixed stops 29 mounted on said load supports l2. The front is rest on the The front is returned to its normal place in the case by reversing the procedure used in detaching and removing the front.

It should be understood that the present disclosure is for the purpose of illustration only, and that the invention includes all modifications and equivalents which fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is:

A rack adapted for mounting on a platformtype truck for handling plate glass fronts of mu- References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number 

